A conversation with the dancers

Analyse HSC dance students' perspectives on the interview and elaboration in the HSC dance practical exam

Student dance resource developed by The Arts Unit

Years 11 and 12 dance

A conversation with the dancers looks at HSC students' perspectives on the interview and elaboration in the HSC dance practical exam. 

Past students discuss their process in the oral demonstration of knowledge and understanding in the core performance, core composition and the major study performance components.

Your students will:

• identify and describe body skills

• evaluate their own bodies' limitations and capabilities

• reflect on the effectiveness of their own use of the compositional process

• analyse their own use of dance technique and performance quality to further enhance their interpretation.

Dance Stage 6 Syllabus

Preliminary – Performance

• P2.1: identifies the physiology of the human body as it is relevant to the dance.

• P2.2: identifies the body’s capabilities and limitations.

• P2.3: recognise the importance of safe dance practice.

Preliminary – Composition

• P3.1: identifies the elements of dance composition.

• P3.2: understands the compositional process.

• P3.3: understand the function of structure as it relates to dance composition.

HSC – Performance

• H2.1: understands performance quality, interpretation and style relating to dance performance.

HSC – Composition

• H3.1: identifies and selects the appropriate elements of composition/choreography in response to a specific concept/intent.

• H3.2: demonstrates the use of the elements of composition/choreography in a personal style in response to a specific concept/intent.

Collection of student work 

• Google Form: create a Google form with activities and/or questions. Students can also upload any files they create. Email this form to your students with the Creative Class link and all your student responses will be combined in a Google sheet.

• Google Classroom Assignment: create an assignment or a quiz in your Google Classroom with activities and/or questions. Students can also upload any files they create.  

• MS Teams: create a quiz or assignment in your class team drive where students can submit responses and upload any files they create. 

• Email: ask your students to email you any responses and files they create.

• Flipgrid: a website that allows teachers to create 'grids' to facilitate video discussions. Each grid is a message board where teachers can pose questions called 'topics'. Students can post video responses that appear in a tiled grid display. 

• Jamboard: an interactive whiteboard which can be used for class feedback.

For further support on how to create these resources

• Get started with Google Forms

• Create a Google Classroom Assignment

• Assign quizzes to students  through Microsoft Teams 

• Create an assignment in Microsoft Teams

• Educators – getting started with Flipgrid

• Get started with Jamboard